AD, the $31 billion contractor and industrial products wholesale buying / marketing group, reported sales for all AD members, across all seven divisions, grew by 4% in Q2 of 2015 to $16.7 billion.

Northern Safety Co., Inc. announced today that it has been named a recipient of both Eastman Chemical Company’s Supplier Excellence Award and its Innovation Award for 2014. Eastman Chemical Co., a major producer of chemicals and plastics, assesses its suppliers annually and selects the best to receive recognition as part of its Supplier of Excellence Award program.